How To Install libibnetdisc-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibnetdisc-dev on Kali Linux. libibnetdisc-dev is InfiniBand diagnostics library headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibnetdisc-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libibnetdisc-dev

libibnetdisc-dev is:

InfiniBand is a switched fabric communications link used in high-performance computing and enterprise data centers. Its features include high throughput, low latency, quality of service and failover, and it is designed to be scalable.

This package provides development files required to build applications aginast the libibnetdisc5 InfiniBand diagnostic libraries.

There are three methods to install libibnetdisc-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libibnetdisc-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libibnetdisc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libibnetdisc-dev

Install libibnetdisc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libibnetdisc-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libibnetdisc-dev

Install libibnetdisc-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libibnetdisc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libibnetdisc-dev

How To Uninstall libibnetdisc-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libibnetdisc-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libibnetdisc-dev

Uninstall libibnetdisc-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libibnetdisc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libibnetdisc-dev

Remove libibnetdisc-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libibnetdisc-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libibnetdisc-dev

Remove libibnetdisc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libibnetdisc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libibnetdisc-dev

Dependencies

libibnetdisc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libibnetdisc-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.